The infield has been under renovation at Burlington Athletic Stadium for a few weeks, an undertaking that was overdue, Tony Laws of the Burlington Recreation and Parks Department said.

The project involves removing the sod, laser grading the infield and re-sodding with new grass.

“Hopefully, it will be back to the standard we like to have,” said Laws, who’s director of the recreation department, which oversees the facility. “We needed to do some leveling over there. Over a period of time, no matter what you do, it gets a little uneven.

“It needs to be done periodically to keep the field level. … This is just a renovation.”

The field is the home to the Burlington Royals baseball team of the Appalachian League. A couple of college tournaments are held annually at the facility.

The project began Nov. 5, a day after the two-day South Atlantic Border Battle, which was a recruiting showcase tournament that drew scouts to watch high-school-aged players.

Work on the field is expected to take about three weeks.

BurlingtonRoyals general manager Ben Abzug said the professional team appreciates the work on the field, which has often been rated among the best playing surfaces in the league.

“It’s dirty over here right now,” Abzug said last week. “But it should be really nice. The most noticeable change is behind the infield has been leveled off. To the guys standing out there, the change definitely (will be noticeable).”

Reducing the growing lip between the infield and outfield was one of the primary objectives of the project, Abzug and Laws said.

Laws said the field should be ready in early spring for tournaments that begin in April. A new Bermuda grass with rye will be in place to help the growth during the winter.

“This will take hold and sit over the winter,” he said. “We’re not going to lose any play over it.”

Cost of the project should fall between $25,000-$30,000, Laws said.

Some of the sod also will cover spots in the outfield, Laws said. Irrigation pipes in certain areas might also be upgraded, he said.

As a bonus, excess clay from infield dirt will be used to redo the infield at the nearby youth baseball / softball field. “It will make a lot better playing surface than what we had there,” Laws said.